She calls herself the “hospital soldier.” The name is very fitting, considering Anna Baum has had to battle life-threatening surgeries and has come out the victor every time. “One doctor gave me 24 hours to live last year,” she said. But this 16-year old has beaten the odds and smiles to tell about it.

And one of the things that bring a smile to her pretty face is Radio Lollipop. Her two long-term stays and on-and-off visits to Miami Children’s Hospital have enabled her to participate on-air, beating other contestants to the punch, taking home dozens of prizes. “Radio Lollipop has helped me by giving me a distraction. You’re not always thinking about the pain. And besides,” she adds, “I love giving the deejays a hard time.”

And the deejays love having Anna tune in. One night, she requested a song for her sister, Tricia, who’s stationed in Afghanistan. But Anna got a very big surprise when she received a very special long distance dedication. Tricia called the Radio Lollipop studios directly and dedicated My Immortal. “That’s our song,” she proclaimed.

The RL volunteers have had a big impact on her life as well. Terrific Tuesday nighter, Rhoni, always stops by to chat and shower Anna with very special gifts. Ken, the Wild Man Wilder, also stops by frequently paying the “army brat” (as she also calls herself) a visit. And Wacky Wednesday’s Javi encourages Anna to visit the studios and participate in on-air contests.

Anna’s mom and grandparents agree there’s never a dull moment in her company. In fact, each time she has to go into surgery she makes one special request…that it be scheduled for Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays – when Radio Lollipop is up and running.

The Radio Lollipop team in Glasgow was once again part of a record-breaking day.

While raising more money for their ‘Magic Million’ appeal, Yorkhill Childrens’ Foundation decided to set a new record – the World’s Biggest Relay. Approximately 650 people, including Olympic Gold Medallist Sir Steve Redgrave and Radio Lollipop’s Rik Devlin (pictured) all ran 100m as part of the relay.

Although it was a very wet and miserable day, it was also a lot of fun!

Further information on the Magic Million appeal can be found at www.yorkhillchildrensfoundation.org.

It’s something we don’t talk about here at Radio Lollipop Miami…age !

We’re such a diverse group with college students rubbing shoulders with retirees.

But in celebration of Birthdays, Radio Lollipop had it’s 8th birthday, and now it’s the turn of our honorary chairman Javier Izquierdo, who celebrates his birthday on September 28th.

Everyone at Radio Lollipop and Miami Childrens Hospital want to wish you a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY !

We also want to say thank you for the countless hours and hard work you put in to making Radio Lollipop Miami what it is today.

Have a wonderful Birthday. With very grateful thanks from all the volunteers at Radio Lollipop.

On Sunday 22 August, 2004 Radio Lollipop Birmingham went “LIVE ON AIR” with their new studio.

To start the party off we had local radio BRMB golden girl Tammy Gooding present the first live show. Also joining us we had Rob Blythe from Hortons Estates who have given us an amazing £4500.00 which we are whole heartedly very thankful for. Many thanks to Rob for coming in and handing us the fabulous cheque.

Our own Central News presenter Joanne Malin also came and joined in the fun and the day went very well with lots of happy children and volunteers.